Help | Contact Us
NukeWorker.com
NukeWorker Menu Viability assessment honeypot

Author Topic: Viability assessment  (Read 2975 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Rennhack

  • Forum Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 8995
  • Karma: 4683
  • Gender: Male
Viability assessment
« on: Nov 28, 2005, 08:39 »
A Department of Energy decisionmaking process to judge the prospects for geologic disposal of high-level radioactive wastes at Yucca Mountain based on (1) specific design work on the critical elements of the repository and waste package, (2) a total system performance assessment that will describe the probable behavior of the repository, (3) a plan and cost estimate for the work required to complete a license application, and (4) an estimate of the costs to construct and operate the repository (see 10 CFR Part 60).
The viability assessment was required by the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-206). After the viability assessment was completed, site-specific environmental standards at 40 CFR Part 197 and implementing regulations (see 10 CFR Part 63).

 


NukeWorker ™ is a registered trademark of NukeWorker.com ™, LLC © 1996-2024 All rights reserved.
All material on this Web Site, including text, photographs, graphics, code and/or software, are protected by international copyright/trademark laws and treaties. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute, in any manner, the material on this web site or any portion of it. Doing so will result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.
Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Code of Conduct | Spam Policy | Advertising Info | Contact Us | Forum Rules | Password Problem?